Schedule chat messages in Microsoft Teams
When you'd like to send a message in chat but the timing isn't quite right, schedule the message for a date and time that respects collaboration across locations and working hours. Scheduling the chat message will ensure it's sent at a date and time that you control.
Schedule your chat message to be sent later
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Compose your message in the chat, and right-click on Send
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Choose the date and time that you'd like to send it from the pop-up menu.
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Click the Continue button.
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Select Send
Your chat message will be automatically delivered at the scheduled date and time.
Edit your scheduled chat message
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Hover over your message to select Edit
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Edit your chat message, then select Done
Reschedule the delivery of your chat message
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Hover over your message to select Edit
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Select the down arrow next to the scheduled date and time to choose a new date and time to send your message.
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Change the date or time.
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Select Continue, then select Done
Delete your scheduled chat message
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Go to the message and select More Options
Schedule your chat message to be sent later.
Schedule your chat message to be read at a later time
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Enter your message into your chat.
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Long press on the Send
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Pick a date and time from the pop-up Schedule send box.
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Tap Send at scheduled time.
Edit your scheduled chat message
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Go to your chat message.
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Long press on the scheduled message that you’d like to edit, and then tap Edit.
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Rewrite your chat message. When you are done with your edits, tap Send
Delete your scheduled chat message
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Go to your chat message.
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Long press on the scheduled message that you’d like to delete, and then tap Delete.
Reschedule your chat message
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Go to your chat message.
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Long press on the scheduled message that you’d like to reschedule, and then tap Reschedule.
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Pick a new date and time from the Schedule send box, and then tap Send at scheduled time.
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